OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G (India) 128GB

The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G measures 162.9 × 75.6 × 8.1 mm and weighs 191 g, giving it a fairly standard footprint for a large-screen device. It holds an IP54 ingress protection rating, meaning it offers a degree of resistance against dust and water splashes in everyday situations, though it does not carry a rugged certification. The phone is a conventional candy-bar form factor — it neither folds nor features any specialized hardened construction.

The device uses an OLED/AMOLED panel measuring 6.67″ with a 1080 x 2400 px resolution and a pixel density of 395 ppi, delivering a sharp and vibrant touchscreen experience. It runs at a 120Hz refresh rate with a notably high 480Hz touch sampling rate, keeping on-screen interactions responsive. Typical brightness sits at 600 nits, and the display does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, nor does it include an Always-On Display mode or branded damage-resistant glass. There is no secondary screen present.

The device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, a 6nm chipset with an octa-core CPU configuration running two cores at 2.2 GHz and six at 1.7 GHz, supported by 8 threads and big.LITTLE architecture with HMP enabled. Graphics are handled by the integrated Adreno 619 GPU clocked at 950 MHz, with support for DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The SoC includes integrated LTE, TrustZone security, and an NX bit, and operates with a thermal design power of 4W. It comes with 8GB of DDR4 RAM running at 2133 MHz across two memory channels, delivering a maximum memory bandwidth of 17 GB/s, alongside 128GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage expandable up to 2TB via external memory. Benchmark scores include a Geekbench 6 multi-core result of 2044, a single-core result of 894, and a PassMark score of 4389; the chipset does not use simultaneous multithreading.

The rear camera system is a dual-lens setup combining a 50MP primary sensor at f/1.8 and a 2MP secondary lens at f/2.4, both using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination. The main camera includes optical image stabilization, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video, though it lacks laser autofocus. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30fps, with no HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording support, and there is no optical zoom. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, but manual shutter speed is not available. Additional shooting modes include HDR, burst, slow-motion, panorama, and timelapse. The flash setup uses two LED units but is not dual-tone and does not include an RGB LED. On the front, a single 16MP camera at f/2.4 handles selfies — it has no dedicated flash, is not housed under the display, and is a single-lens unit with no 3D capture capability.

The device ships with Android 14 and brings a well-rounded set of privacy and usability features. On the privacy side, it includes clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are absent. Customization options cover theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes and app offloading are not supported. Everyday usability is covered through customizable notifications, a media picker, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, sharing intents, widgets, a child lock, and the ability to play games while they download. The OS also supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, multi-user accounts, phone tracking, battery health checks, and Live Text for selecting text in images. Wi-Fi password sharing and Quick Start are not available, and the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor nor can it function as a PC.

The phone is equipped with a 5110 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 80W wired fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. Wireless charging is not available. A battery level indicator is present, giving users a clear read on remaining charge at a glance.

Audio hardware includes a 3.5mm headphone jack and stereo speakers, covering both wired and speaker-based listening. Bluetooth audio codec support extends to aptX, aptX HD, and LDAC, enabling higher-quality wireless audio transmission, though aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless are not supported. The device does not include an FM radio.

The device supports 5G connectivity alongside dual-SIM operation, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and Bluetooth 5.1, with peak download and upload speeds reaching 2500 Mbits/s and 1500 Mbits/s respectively. It includes NFC, a USB Type-C port running on USB 2.0, and an external memory slot for storage expansion. Satellite emergency SOS, crash detection, DLNA certification, ANT+, HDMI output, and a built-in projector are all absent. On the sensors side, the phone carries a fingerprint scanner, GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, but lacks a barometer, heart rate monitor, infrared sensor, iris scanner, and motion or optical tracking. Biometric authentication does not extend to 3D facial recognition or an iris scanner, and no stylus is included.

The device includes a video light for use during video recording, but does not feature a sapphire glass display, a curved screen, or an e-paper display.